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• Corporate real estate disposals in EMEA showed signs of stabilisation in 2024

  15-04-2025 13:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New insights from JLL’s annual Corporate Capital Markets report reveal that corporate real estate disposals in EMEA reached €15.7 billion in 2024, showing signs of stabilisation despite continuing market challenges. While this represents a 10 per cent decrease from 2023, it marks a significant slowdown in the pace of contraction compared to the previous year, which saw a 36 per cent fall.
  Traditional sectors showed signs of recovery, aligning with the gradual improvement seen in the b
  
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• Pest controllers face uphill challenge to tackle pests in hospitals

  15-04-2025 12:21 via chtmag.com
  
  The trade body for Britain’s pest control industry says tackling issues with vermin in hospitals will become a greater challenge, due to legislation affecting control methods in the sector.
  A new survey carried out by UNISON has revealed that rats, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests are a regular hazard in NHS buildings, and that around one in six hospital staff have seen vermin inside their buildings in the past 12 months.
  British Pest Control Association (BPCA) says that without pro
  
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• Midland Launderers Club appoints new president

  15-04-2025 12:11 via chtmag.com
  
  Kelvin Kriel, National Accounts Manager with Christeyns UK, has been appointed President of the Midland Launderers & Cleaners Club for 2025.
  Midland Launderers & Cleaners Club was founded in 1951 and is the last remaining Launderers Club in the UK. The club continues to grow and supports its members in a variety of areas as they navigate the challenges of the industry together.
  Kriel, who joined Christeyns UK 10 years ago in 2015 as Technical Services Account Manager, is based in the Mid
  
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• Company of Cooks extends partnership with RCP

  15-04-2025 11:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Company of Cooks has extended its partnerships with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and its London event venue, RCP London Events.
  The three-year contact extension, valued at £10 million, will see the Company of Cooks team continuing to exclusively manage and deliver the full suite of catering and hospitality services at RCP’s iconic Grade I listed building in London’s Regent’s Park. This includes the bespoke catering and event solutions, front-of-house management,
  
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• Mitie introduces new corporate vision for the future of high performing places

  15-04-2025 10:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has unveiled a new corporate narrative focused on the future of high performing places, centred on a core purpose of “Better Places; Thriving Communities”.
  As a leading integrated facilities management (IFM) company in the UK – providing security, engineering, decarbonisation and hygiene services – and one of the UK’s largest employers, Mitie employs 72,000 colleagues working across the public and private sectors, in offices, shopping centres, hospitals, schoo
  
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• Equans completes major infrastructure upgrade for the University of Leeds and Leeds General Infirmary 

  15-04-2025 09:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Energy, services and regeneration specialist, Equans, has completed a major infrastructure upgrade project at Leeds Generating Station Complex (GSC) for the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
  The transformative infrastructure project will provide enhanced resilience, efficiency, and sustainability of critical systems, ensuring the continued provision of essential services for education and healthcare facilities. It will also provide guaranteed energy savings of c.&p
  
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• Glass entrance lobby creates automatic entrance to Oxford Chapel

  15-04-2025 09:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Working with commercial glazing specialists IQ Projects, TORMAX has delivered discrete and reliable automation to a new draught lobby installed inside the main entrance to the 13th century chapel at Merton College, Oxford.
  Successfully reducing heat loss from the building whilst improving the internal ambient temperature, the elegant glass lobby features two sets of automatic sliding doors. Working in tandem, the doors are powered by in-house designed TORMAX iMotion 2202.A operators.Helping main
  
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• Cleanology launches new branding

  15-04-2025 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Cleanology, the multi-award winning UK office and commercial cleaning company, has rebranded in a bold and exciting live launch marked by the projection of its vibrant new logo against iconic London landmarks.
  
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• Tork achieves world-first certification in Design for All standard

  15-04-2025 01:00
  Essity brand Tork has announced the Tork dispenser development process is the first in the world to be certified according to the Design for All standard (EN 17161). This approach aims to make hygiene in public spaces accessible for the majority of users."We are committed to making public hygiene accessible to the majority of users by working to eliminate visible and invisible barriers to hygiene," explained Kristian Grennfelt, global brand innovation director, professional hygiene, Essity."Wash
  
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• European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - entry deadline two weeks away!

  15-04-2025 01:00
  Entries for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2025 - the only pan-European awards for the professional cleaning sector - close on April 30th. So don't delay - now is the time to submit your entries!2025 marks the eighth edition of the event founded and organised byEuropean Cleaning Journal. Once again cleaning professionals from throughout Europe are invited to submit theirnominations for a chance to be recognised for their outstandingcontributions to the industry.And this year there ar
  
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